War Today analyzes German and Allied moves on the Eastern Front
War analyst Dewitt Mackenzie reports that a wholesale Nazi collapse on the Russian front remains unlikely, yet German and Allied commands face strategic pressure. The Russo German struggle, potential invasion of France, and Hitler’s shifting troops shape a tense stalemate with high stakes for Warsaw, Odusaa, and the Reich.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Minh
Franer
Russia
Hitler
Europe
Treay
Ukraine
France
Fglish
Dungerny
Poland
Warsaw-Odusaa
Rumania
Reich
Romania
Gialeaxzo Cine
Benitossa
Pellyer
Mussolini
Berlin
Fascii Grand Council
Haly
Pois Nives
Tine Jessen
Wareuilt
Tn Chis ¢Onteel
Ot Southern Ediloy
Wmussatai
French Guiana
Mme, Espre
Jally
Townsine
South Atlantic
Devil's Island
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Serias
Pedebiedness
Sabes
Beck
Heytelie
Senite
Crannitie
Omitida
European War Roundup Sees Setbacks and Allied Gains
Allied and Axis forces clash across Europe in a dense battlefield report. Poland faces massive territorial losses as Russia pushes eastern borders while Britain and the United States bomb targets from Italy to Greece. Reports describe Prague and Cassina fortifications, river action near the Po region, and air attacks over the Adriatic and Aegean seas with ships, bombers, and coastal fortifications in focus.
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Algiers
Awad
Firaens
Athens
Greece
Pilth
Tily
Pye Geran
Corvara
Cassina
Rowe
Ma Vanideradle
Kar
Wellingtons
Marleen
Wien
Sharkiog
Gaetan
Fortwa
Two Deaths Ordered for Autopsy in New Castle
Coroner TF Nugent ordered autopsies on Thomas Reed, 8, farmer, and his son Marry Freed, 57, to determine if they froze to death or were slain at their Warenum home. Bodies found frozen. no visible violence noted. Autopsies postponed due to packing of the house and clothing. police seek state guidance. The report also mentions a proposed War Manpower Commission measure similar to Austin Wadsworth bills, detailing conscription and labor provisions, with safeguards and union choices.
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New Castle
TF. Nugent
Desiny
Thomas Reed
Marry Freed
Warenum
Nugent
Alber Hairheger
Vreed
Lottie Hairheger
Wampum
Nistriel Atingrev
Leroy Bqoudedson
Ventinete
Paulo McNutt
War Manpower Commission
McNult
Austins Wadsworth
Austin- Wadsworth
Senate
Poorels
Wind
Wadsworth
ATL
Bas
GOP Attacks FDR Bill of Rights Preview 1944
CHICAGO Jan. 12 Memo on a New Deal Bill of Rights outlines medical care, old age protection, and employment. Republicans preview the 1944 Democratic platform and plan counter proposals as they study domestic and foreign policy to present at the June convention. A Dewey Willkie crossfire hints at possible nominees while a nationwide committee poll shows open-minded members and ongoing jockeying for the GOP nomination.
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GOP
Fdr
Chicago
Quate
Roogecott
Congress
Republic
Republican National Committee
Roosevelt
National Committee
Mackinag Island
Ravillean
iSeptember
Dewey and
Willkie
Janatinek
W. J. Conway
Ascociled Press
Thomas E. Dewey
Wendell Willkie
iThe Associated Press
S Committee
Guy
Thomas
Dewis
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Harold Stassen
Robert Taft
Dwight H. Green
Earl Warren
Douglas MacArthur
Dewey
Allied destroyers attack Adriatic coast front lines
British destroyers Troubridge and Tumult harassed the Adriatic coast Sunday night, damaging rail facilities by gunfire and hitting a screener that was driven aground. Their bombardment also struck San Benedetto as eleven enemy planes were destroyed in a wide Allied operation.
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London
Russae
Poland
Rome
Italy
San Benedetto
Adriatic
U.S
Pivnous
Fiallawedt
Iede
Troubridge
Blackout Test Stages Across Pennsylvania Cities
A statewide blackout test amid wartime alert caused varied responses from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia. In Waynesboro guardians failed to hear sirens, while Wilmot and Willow Grove Naval Station areas observed early readiness. The coroner reported Felix Ringer, 62, died after collapsing at his car wheel during the test. Philadelphia officials praised the rapid wardens and pedestrian compliance.
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Diane County
Pennsylvania
Tosuak
Defense Council
Waynesboro Defense Council
Ralph B. Wisler
Defense Corps
Pittsburgh Defense Council
Frst
Felix Ringer
Ringer
Philadelphia Defense Office
Willows Gove Naval Station
Hatsbaore
Wrightsown
New York
Labor Draft Debate Tests Congress After President's Call
The House Military Committee and lawmakers weigh the President's labor draft proposal. President Roosevelt and William Green discuss the issue with Murray and others as Congress considers how a service draft could affect work, taxes, and living costs. The plan's details await legislative action and hearings.
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Murray
APL
William Green
Roosevelt Juda
Mel D Ky
House Military Committee
May
Cmmitee
Wadsworth
Austin
Committee
Congress
Old Civil War Gun Sparks Trenton Charleston Feud
An unlikely feud erupts over a Civil War cannon known as the Swamp Angel on a Trenton Charleston street pedestal. Charleston Mayor Henry Lockwood vows to fight for the relic, while Trenton City Commissioner Waldron jokes about a boxing match to decide possession, highlighting cheeky intercity pride and a city’s stubborn souvenir.
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Trenton
N. J
South Carolina
Herr Goebbels
Charleston
Thomas F. Waldron
Waldron
Henry W. Lockwood
Meyer B Loelsweed
Billy McCarney
Max Schmeling
Dewey Not Candidate Asks Reporters About Run
Governor Thomas E. Dewey refuses to confirm or deny any presidential run as reporters press at a Chicago GOP meeting. He says his focus remains on governing New York and rejects questions about future options. Military meat allocations and sea water calcium facts follow in separate notes.
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Advisory Council
H. Alexander Smith
New Jersey
Party
New York
Dewey
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Wendell L. Willkie
Minnesota
Harald O ‘Slassen
Rep
Dirksen
RNL
Mg ‘Shinery
Albany
Dan
Thomas E. Dewey
Yne
D. Russell Sprague
National Republican
Sherman
Randaated
Joan
Beetle Halt Phone Service in Pernambuen Brazil
Beetles damaged telephone lines in Pernambuen causing service disruptions. The article outlines a wartime draft plan with exemptions and volunteer recruitment for essential labor in war industries, agriculture, and other critical fields, detailing statuses for men and women and possible compulsory service if volunteers fall short. The piece mentions Special Appeal by Senator Austin and the need for draft boards to implement the labor draft.
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Pernambuen
Brazil
Armed Services
Austin Bhirths
Britain announces national service act across genders
London reports Britain's National Swirgler Act to unify moral defense and mobilize labor. It requires men 17 to 45 and women 20 to 40 into compulsory service or essential war work under the Ministry of Labor. Women may choose nursing or industry, and registration for war industries is expanded. The Soviet News Agency explains a similar plan applying to all able bodied men for army or other essential work with women 18 to 35 directed to war facilities.
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London
Great Britain
Roosevelt
WAC
Toyal Naval Service
Land Army
Ministry of Labor
Ministey Specilies
Tass
Pacific hits destroyer in six ship convoy near Ravieng
A Pacific force scored a hit amidships on a Japanese destroyer during an attack on a six ship convoy off Ravieng New Zealand waters. Radio Tokyo reported Allied bombers raided Takao near Formosa. Chinese papers hailed a Vermosa attack last Thanksgiving as the opening of air defences in China.
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Page One
Walters
Ravieng
New Treland
Toko
Takao
Formosa
China
Livestock Health Forum Debuts on PA Radio Series
Members of the Bureau of Anime Industry Staff in the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture contribute to a new radio series for farmers titled The Livestock Health Forum. It airs each Saturday at 0 a.m. on WHP in Harrisburg, broadcasting from Pennsylvania.
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Bureau of Anime Industry
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Livestock Health Forum
Farmers of Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Stenographer's Stroke Halts Transcript in Mercer Slaying Case
Justice of the Peace held Everett Wilson 42 for the grand jury after a hearing on charges he defied a subpoena. The case concerns a murder indictment of William A. Morell 20 for a triple slaying on the Wilson farm. Court delays followed steno Gordon Miller’s stroke. transcription work and state inquiry are paused.
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Mercer
UPI
Justice of the Peace
Thomas McCison
Everett Wilson
William A. Morell
Wilson
Kerrville
Tex
Canada
Edwin
Moons
Moon
Morell
Gordon Miller
Creneral Harry Estep
Pittsburgh
Mout
Philadelphia Faces Severe Coal Shortage Amid Freezing Winter
January 12 report from Philadelphia details thousands of residents without adequate coal as inventories dwindle. The Solid Fuels Administration plans doubled shipments to relieve shortages, with 30 carloads of Central Pennsylvania coal sent immediately. Institutions like Baptist Orphanage and Home for the Aged issued extra clothing to cope.
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Philadelphia
SFA
Central
Pennsylvania
Baptist Orphanage
Harold Aston
Home of Rest For
Mary Hospitals
The
Coal Dealers Association
I al
Indiana County Bluejackets and Women in Army Tour
Service men and a civilian woman describe training and assignments with the WAC and Naval Training Station at Sampson. Pvt Mutzke trained in Conway and Madison Barracks serving at a station hospital. six Indiana County Bluejackets finish basic training and receive leave at Sampson, with plans for further assignment.
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Wna Beach
Fla
Women's Army Corps
WAC
Army Administration
Conway
Ark
Madison Barracks
Ther Station
Pvt
Mutzke
Punx Sulawhey
Wellseley Colleg
Wellseley
Mass
Indiana State Teachers College
Indiana
Murray Department Store
Punxsulawney
Indiana County
Naval Training Station
Sampson
N. Y
Harry ML. Poddicord
Chiareh Street
Claremee
Merle Craig
Walnut Street
Ati Samuel Harold Staffer
Coltage Avenue
John Zias
Homer City
Donald Harris, Jr
R. D
Ancrey
Soltis
Glen Campbell
Sapipson
Pots
Higher Taxes Demand Gets Shoulder From Congress
Washington dispatch notes President Roosevelts push for a sharp tax rise met little open support in Congress as the Senate began work on a 2.275 billion tax increase bill and moved to extend Social Security payroll tax at the present 1 percent rate. Senators Walsh and Lucas supported the finance amendments, while most lawmakers avoided public comment, wary of an election year. The article anticipates Roosevelt repeating demands in his budget and highlights Treasury expectations for stronger language.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Treasury
Senate
Union
Morgenthau
Walsh
D-Mass
Lucas
D-1
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Russians press western Ukraine advances near Sarny
Russian forces extend westward drive in western Ukraine north and south of Sarny after cutting the Pripet railway north and south of Sarny. They approach halfway between Kiev and Warsaw, with new units entering combat as they push toward Romania and threaten the Odessa Warsaw corridor.
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Moscow
Ukraine
Siwn
Red
Pripet Marshes
Sarny
Kiev
Warsaw
Poland
Surny
Best Star
Rumania
Thhreat
Odessa-Warsaw
Raila
Dnieper Bend
Smela-Kanev
White Collar Strike Prolongs Stand at Duquesne Light
In Plttsburg an ongoing sit-down strike by Meter Readers and Billing Clerks of Duquesne Light and Equitable Gas continues into its second week. About 200,000 customers face delayed bills as workers seek the dismissal of a supervisor. Meanwhile, 428 welders at Fors Pitt Steel Casting Merkeesport plant ended their walkout after agreeing to pursue grievances through regular channels, per CIO-United Steelworkers Union leader Dean Grecula.
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Plttsburgh
Duquesne Light and Equitable Gas Companies
Fors Pitt Steel Casting Company
Merkeesport
Dean Grecula
Cio-United Steelworkers Union
Obituary for Florence J. Strumbaugh six dies in Uniontown area
Florence J. Strumbaugh six died at 1 30 p m Sunday at the home of her grandfather and aunt near Uniontown due to pneumonia. Survived by parents Albert and Mable Stiffler and grandfather Charles Strumbaugh. Friends receive at Croyle Funeral Home Rural Valley with services at 2 30 p m Thursday at Slate Hill Broth er Church and interment in church cemetery.
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U. S. Navy
Croyle Funeral Home
Rural Valley
Slate Hill Brother Church
Church
Florence J. Strumbaugh
Harry Stiffler
Viola Stiffier
Uniontown
Albert
Mable Stiffler
Charles Strumbaugh
Evangelical
Union Toyas
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